Hideo Hiraoka

Hideo Hiraoka
平岡 秀夫
Hiraoka in 2010
Minister of Justice
In office
2 September 2011  13 January 2012
Prime MinisterYoshihiko Noda
Preceded bySatsuki Eda
Succeeded byToshio Ogawa
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
1 November 2024
ConstituencyChūgoku PR
In office
2000  16 December 2012
Preceded byShinji Satō
Succeeded byNobuo Kishi
ConstituencyYamaguchi 2nd (2000–2005; 2008–2012)
Chūgoku PR (2005–2008)
Personal details
Born (1954-01-14) 14 January 1954
Iwakuni, Japan
Political partyCDP
Other political
affiliations
DPJ
DP
DPP
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo (LLB)
ProfessionLawyer

Hideo Hiraoka (平岡 秀夫, Hiraoka Hideo, born 14 January, 1954) is a Japanese politician and lawyer in the House of Representatives who served as the Minister of Justice from 2011 to 2012. He is a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party, having previously being a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. As a representative, he has represented the 2nd District of Yamaguchi prefecture and the Chūgoku proportional representation block.